EPTNASL were over $1.6 million in debt - Page 3
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marcesr
Germany1383 Posts
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada16948 Posts
On May 23 2014 08:43 Dodgin wrote: Time to unban that guy that said NASL wasn't going to pay out NASL S4 prizemoney like 18 months ago who me? i only noted that they promised $400,000 over 3 seasons at the very start.. and then they delivered $300,000 over 3 season. $300,000 over 3 seasons is still good, but they did promise more. | ||
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
On May 23 2014 08:48 JimmyJRaynor wrote: who me? i only noted that they promised $400,000 over 3 seasons at the very start.. and then they delivered $300,000 over 3 season. $300,000 over 3 seasons is still good, but they did promise more. yes they should give you a forum star | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada16948 Posts
you could sense the sleaze and slime coming from this chicken outfit a mile away. that said, they still did some good stuff. at least, they gave Toronto a chance, when no one else would. | ||
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blacksheepwall
China1530 Posts
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HelloSon
United States456 Posts
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Derez
Netherlands6068 Posts
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HackBenjamin
Canada1094 Posts
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vult
United States9400 Posts
 Thats a pretty big debt, but actually lower than what I was expecting from them. | ||
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AKAvg
Brazil298 Posts
On May 23 2014 09:39 HackBenjamin wrote: I don't know much about law. Is it possible that anyone who was involved is not allowed to comment for legal reasons? Quite possible, although they might be keeping whatever info they have because they are still digging up whatever they need/have to make a statement. | ||
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Advantageous
China1350 Posts
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UberNuB
United States365 Posts
They (and many others) seem to try and put on too much with their events. We don't need some ex-PlayBoy bunny working out with the casters, nor any of the just way over the top production. Show good games and have decent casters; that's all we need/want. I am always shocked at how many tournaments blow through tons and tons of games (qualifiers / early rounds), and then put on extra non-SC2 related content. | ||
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BreAKerTV
Taiwan1658 Posts
It seems the situation is more complicated than I had initially anticipated. NASL season 1 2 and 3 were amazing to watch. On May 23 2014 09:21 Derez wrote: NASL could have been great but they fucked it up themselves. They had all the potential but took too long to deliver. This. Is pretty true. In the gaming industry, I remember Cliffy B (Game designer behind Gears of War once said something along the lines of, "Your most important skill is meeting deadlines. If you can't do this, then all of your other skills are useless." I imagine the eSports world isn't that much different. | ||
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kc2siq
United States319 Posts
That said, I will never forget the awesome memories of the NASL S1 finals. Despite the debt, I hope the people behind it enjoyed their venture as much as I enjoyed their production. | ||
lichter
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
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lolmlg
619 Posts
On May 23 2014 06:47 nkr wrote: it's all in that big truck! Also it's easy for everyone to be all hindsighthero, but the fact is when nasl was announced in the end of 2010 or early 2011, an investment like this didn't make people go "what are they doing?". People thought sc2 was the next big thing, but it ended up being LoL and Dota2 instead. Shit happens. I'm going to be real with you. Are you ready? Nobody with any intelligence thought that. SC2 was a disaster waiting to happen. Blizzard mishandled every aspect of their attempts to strong-arm the professional scene. They alienated the Brood War fanbase and meddled so thoroughly in the dynamics of Korean e-sports that they basically guaranteed that there couldn't be the kind of independent grassroots support that gave Brood War longevity. On top of this they simply designed an inferior game that inspired far more apologetics than devotion. In the end, the only source of strength for SC2 was Blizzard and everyone recognized it. It was what Blizzard wanted all along and they paid for it. While Brood War enjoyed the support of large sponsors, SC2 would collapse as soon as Blizzard lost interest. The volatility of the scene undermined it on a continual basis. Edit: And while it's obvious that DotA2 is enjoying success at the moment, a statement like "the next big thing was LoL and DotA2" is just a mix of wishful thinking and hubris. | ||
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havok55
United States276 Posts
On May 23 2014 07:59 entropius wrote: I imagine they could sell that soundboard and make back half a buck ;-) fixt | ||
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Shinespark
Chile843 Posts
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OBC
United States25 Posts
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